Here Are The Top 15 Most Powerful Women In The World 2021

There are several influential and powerful women today. The power play between men and women has been unfair against women, to say the least. Women have to fight and engage in several movements before they’ve had the chance to assume niches in society.

Before, men were the only ones who held power or owned businesses, but now, we have women presidents, businesswomen, influential women who have proven that women are as capable as men

1. Angela Markel

Markel Became the first female chancellor of Germany in 2005 and she is surviving her fourth term. Markel stepped down as a leader of the Christian Democratic Union and announced she will not seek another term as a chancellor in 2021. She remains the defacto leader of Europe.

2. Christine Lagarde

Lagarde became the first woman to head the European Central Bank on November 1, 2019. As head of European Monetary policy, she faces a critical test, ensuring the coronavirus pandemic does not wreak further havoc on the Eurozone.

3. Kamala Harris

On November 7, 2020, Kamala Harris became the first woman in American history elected to the Vice President. She is no stranger to first. In 2016, she was the first Indian-American woman to be elected to the United States.

4. Ursula Von Der Leyen

Ursula was appointed president of the European Commission, the Executive branch of the Europeans Union in July 2019.  She is the first woman to serve in the role who is responsible for legislation affecting more than 700 million Europeans.

5. Melinda Gates

Gates maintains her position as the most powerful woman in philanthropy as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In early May 2021, Bill and Melinda Gates announced they were getting divorced but will still remain co-chairs of the foundation.

6. Mary Barra